April 23, 2021
Dewey budget committee to meet
The Dewey Beach Budget and Finance Committee will meet virtually at 4 p.m., Friday, April 23, to discuss the budget performance for the 2021 fiscal year, the newly approved 2022 fiscal year budget and the hotel lodging tax, as well as new revenue stream opportunities for the town. A link to the meeting is available at townofdeweybeach.com.
Rehoboth BofA meeting canceled
The Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled for Monday, April 26, has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The next board of adjustment meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 24.
Rehoboth shade tree commission to meet
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Saturday is Drug Take Back day
OCDP map of drug take back sites.
It’s time again to check those prescription pill bottles that have been sitting around for a while to see if you still need the medication inside.
The director of the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy, Dale Woolery, says Saturday is another “National Drug Take Back Day.”
“In hundreds of different communities across Iowa this Saturday from 10 until 2, there will be special collection sites,” Woolery says. He says there’s been progress in not overprescribing painkillers that can end up in the wrong hands but he says there are still cases of leftover medications.
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Local Health Department to host National Drug Take Back Day
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio- The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department is hosting its Drug Take Back Day tomorrow.
If you have any unused or expired medication, this is the perfect time to come and properly dispose of them. On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Health Department will be having a drive-thru drop off where they will be accepting any prescriptions, over the counter tablets, capsules and liquid dosages, as well as injectables and needles. Muskingum Behavioral Health is one of six businesses partnering in the event.
“We want to get the controlled substances out of people’s homes so they don’t accidentally or intentionally end up on the street. We want to get the sharps taken care of because we don’t want people, the needles going into the trash or disappearing for folks,” Muskingum Behavioral Health CEO Steve Carrel said.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Local law enforcement and the Illinois State Police will take part in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24.
Police departments throughout the Tri-County area will provide convenient drop-off locations for unused or expired prescriptions from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Find a list of locations
Hospital systems hosting drug take-back sites
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Two local hospital systems are holding separate drug take-back events to encourage the community to dispose of unwanted medications.
Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, Priority Health and Families Against Narcotics Grand Rapids Chapter have teamed up once again to collect unused and unwanted prescription drugs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Spectrum Health Healthier Communities (Widdicomb Building), 665 Seward Ave. NW, and Spectrum Health Medical Group South Pavilion, 80 68
th Street SE, both in Grand Rapids.
The same day, the city of Wyoming and Metro Health-University of Michigan Health will help households across their community dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications safely and properly.